Very new to ant keeping. I have been watching ants closely for about 2 months. Caught this one, very unfamiliar with it, first time seeing this large.
Was caught Jan 27,2018 weather was cool-warm about 2pm est. On palm tree. Approx 10mm could not measure due to not wanting to stress her out. I think it is Pseudomyrmex cf. gracilis queen. Please let me know what you think. If it is a queen, is this species claustral??

The species is right, but I can't tell if it is a queen or a worker from the underside.

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